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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Sullivan Timothy E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SUNTRUST BANKS INC [STI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Corp. EVP & Chief Info. Off. (Last) (First) (Middle) 250 PIEDMONT AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/12/2010 (Street) ATLANTA, GA 30308 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/13/2010   A   5,237 A $ 22.37 10,148 D (1)   Common Stock 02/12/2010   F   1,700 D $ 22.37 8,448 D   Common Stock               949.554 I 401(k) (2) Common Stock               24,345 I Restricted Stock (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock Units (4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

1,722.8067

1,722.8067

D

Phantom Stock Units (5)

(5)

02/12/2010

A

1,545.9692

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

1,545.9692

$ 22.37

4,224.1002

D

Phantom Stock Units (5)

(5)

02/12/2010

F

22.4166

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

22.4166

$ 22.37

4,201.6836

D

Option (6)

$ 54.28

02/11/2006

02/11/2013

Common Stock

25,000

25,000

D

Option (6)

$ 73.19

02/10/2007

02/10/2014

Common Stock

18,000

18,000

D

Option (7)

$ 73.14

02/08/2008

02/08/2015

Common Stock

18,000

18,000

D

Option (7)

$ 71.03

02/14/2009

02/14/2016

Common Stock

33,000

33,000

D

Option (7)

$ 85.06

02/13/2010

02/13/2017

Common Stock

33,000

33,000

D

Option (7)

$ 64.58

02/12/2011

02/12/2018

Common Stock

62,000

62,000

D

Option (7)

$ 9.06

02/10/2012

02/10/2019

Common Stock

238,475

238,475

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sullivan Timothy E 250 PIEDMONT AVENUE ATLANTA, GA 30308			Corp. EVP & Chief Info. Off.

Signatures

David A. Wisniewski, Attorney-in-Fact for Timothy E. Sullivan		02/17/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 5,237 shares of restricted stock which vested on 02/13/2010.
(2)	Because the stock fund component of the 401(k) Plan is accounted for in unit accounting, the number of share equivalents varies based on the closing price of SunTrust stock on the applicable measurement date.
(3)	Restricted stock granted under SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2004 Stock Plan. Restricted stock agreements contain tax withholding features allowing stock to be withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations. This plan is exempt under Rule 16(b)-3. Includes 16,300 shares which vest on 02/10/2012.
(4)	The phantom stock units were acquired under SunTrust Banks, Inc.'s 401(k) excess benefit plan. These securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(5)	Represents stock units granted under the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan paid as salary. The stock units will be settled in cash one half on March 31, 2011 and one half on March 31, 2012, unless settled earlier due to the executive's death.
(6)	Granted pursuant to the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2000 Stock Plan.
(7)	Granted pursuant to the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2004 Stock Plan.

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